Naoki Higashida is a compelling, advocate person. Today, Higashida is kenned for his motivational verbalizations, and he is the author of an abundance of fiction and nonfiction books. Born in 1992, no one knew what the future held for him. Little did anyone know that he was going to be diagnosed with Autism five years later. He composed the book "The Reason I Fall" in 2005 when he was only thirteen years old. This book confronts the quotidian struggle of being a child and living with Autism. The book was written in Japanese, but was later translated by Ka Yoshida and David Mitchell. This book is a biography about Naoki Higashida, and the struggles he encounters with the misunderstandings us people have towards Autistic people. The book…show more content… This memoir would appeal to people who know a loved one, or friend with Autism. He wrote the book to try and put people in the shoes of a person with Autism. He did this by answering questions with very intelligent and visual responses, and short stories. The central character is Naoki Higashida himself. He explains to his audience the way a person with Autism thinks, feels, percieves, and acts in this book. He wrote this book by using an alphabet grid, which is a way of non-verbal communication. The author shares his views on Autism, and life itself. He shares personal experiences, which also helps you connect with autistic people. While there is not a main antagonist, the author struggles with an abundance of external and internal conflicts. An example of an external conflict would be the way society chooses to view people with Autism. "Not noticing" however, is not the same as "deliberatly ignoring." But often people assume i must be arrogant or "retarded" (Higashida 29) Today's society treats people with Autism like they are highly unintelligent, and as if they are incapable of doing anything. Higashida apprehends why people think this because people with Autism donothave jurisdiction over their own bodies and minds. Yet he, and every other person struggling with Autism, stills yearns to be treated the same as every other "normal" person would be